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Trivia Night Success
A lot of people showed support for Night to Shine during our annual Trivia Night fundraiser. We had a great turnout at the event, and several people put in a lot of hours prior to the event to make it all possible. Special thanks to Debbie DeGeare, Bryanna Alexander, Beth Ross, Patty Briguglio, Fred DeGeare,…
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Parsonage updates
We are ready to consider renting our parsonage at 119 South Thomas. Jim Foster and I met with Terry Fischer, RE/MAX BEST CHOICE, who is the only person suggested as someone to handle the renting of our property. She toured our parsonage with us and will be suggesting what amount we might set for rental.…
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Music Notes
The choir will be working on music for our church swap which will be April 21st. Our congregation will have a real treat in hearing the other choir. Should be filled with a lots of energy. Please be responsive to them. I hope you have enjoyed what our choir prepared for you for our worship…
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Two chances to help with kids
The donations for the Missouri Youth Personal Care Kits for teenagers in transition was great. Melissa delivered all 23 of them to the Festival of Sharing site in Dexter. Thanks Melissa! Now, we have two mission options for reaching out to kids with in the coming months. Last month, we outlined a partnership with Epworth…
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Christmas boxes for the Food Pantry
We are responsible for supplying 60 bags of morsels for the food pantry Christmas boxes! You can drop off morsels at the end of the hall. This includes chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, white chocolate chips, or whichever flavor of morsels you find. These are due by November 26th! If you’d like to…
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A little community time!
You know the Addams Family, right? As summer turns to fall, which slides into the deadly quiet of winter, all is right with the morbid, macabre world of Gomez, Morticia, Fester, Grandma, Wednesday, Pugsley and Lurch. And it seems only appropriate that the Hillsboro Theater production bring them to life with our very own Marshall…
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Worship
In this four-week series, elementary students will learn how to worship God honestly, with their whole heart, for who He truly is. Worship is an expression of the relationship you have with your Creator through Jesus Christ. When your spirit is renewed at salvation by the Holy Spirit and you begin to understand the truth…
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From the Pastor
Doing Our Part “We must face the sad fact that at eleven o’clock on Sunday morning when we stand to sing ‘In Christ there is no East or West,’ we stand in the most segregated hour of America.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. When I was a boy, the lingering effects of segregation…
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Racial Justice
Continuing what God started in me As I’ve confessed from the pulpit, Paul’s Letter to the Philippians has a special place in my heart. So, it’s not surprising that, as I began to write this article, two quotations from that epistle popped into my mind. First, from chapter 1, verse 6: “I am confident of…
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Many thanks for donations, prayers, and an option other than dorm food
St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Thank you so much for your kind donation of school supplies. It is because of people like you that our school and students are successful. We appreciate your support very much! Sincerely, Athena Elementary Charla and Joe Wilson are very appreciative of your prayers and the deliveries of food. Joe…